[bxb] the forgotten promise | yeosang / ateez

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Seonghwa didn’t stopped on running at all, as his eyes was shining as blue as the azure sky, he used his own powers to sense the creature that’s trying to chase after them and he lets out a gasp when he realized that it’s no other than one of the blackened ones, the huge, bulky male that they used to know as Julius, one of the bouncers of the town’s bar.

“Guys! Run faster! It’s Julius!” Seonghwa alerted them which made them run faster just like he told them to.

“Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. The last thing that I want in my entire life is to die on that fucker’s hands!” Hongjoong exclaims as he lets his short legs move faster, making him run next to Yunho that was leading them to a safer place.

“He isn’t stopping.” Jongho said as listened to the footsteps, “Hyung! I have an idea!”

“What is it, Jongho?” Yunho asks as he kept on listening to the lake’s sounds.

“I’ll distract him. Please proceed without me.”

Yunho immediately looked at the youngest male which stopped running as a bunch of energy spheres have appeared beside him, smiling sadly towards their direction.

“No, you don’t!” Yunho screams, attempting to stop yet the way that Hongjoong clings to his shoulder while he continued on running makes him unable to.

“I’ll catch up with all of you later, hyung.” Jongho grinned as he raised his hand to show a thumbs-up.

“Jongho, don’t you fucking dare! I’ve already lost Mingi! I can’t lose you too!” Yunho screeched.

Seonghwa glanced at the youngest male as he stopped for a while, “I’m staying with you then.”

“Oh no, you don’t. If you die here, how can you assure that Yeosang-hyung’s going to be safe? San is already in danger by facing that alchemist and if you get yourself killed here, are you sure that Wooyoung is going to succeed on saving Yeosang-hyung?” The way that Jongho talks seems like he knows a lot that he would like to share to his friends yet he kept it all to himself.

“What?”

“Go, Seonghwa-hyung. Someone needs to check upon Hongjoong-hyung and Yunho-hyung. Don’t trust anyone too much, Seonghwa-hyung.” Jongho said before making a force field on their side, unable to make anyone get through it “I’ll handle this, Seonghwa-hyung. Please go.”

“Jongho!” Yunho was already banging on the force field after being able to struggle free from Hongjoong’s grasp.

“Yunho-hyung.” The youngest smiled in such a melancholic way, “You may be the most suspicious among us but you can really show such a despairful expression.”

“Jongho, come here and let’s escape! Together!” Yunho exclaims as he kept on banging the force field made from light.

“Or maybe I’m analyzing too much? You looked like you’re in pain, hyung. Is losing someone important from you the reason why?” Jongho shook his head before placing his hand on the same place where Yunho is placing his own, “Go, Yunho-hyung. They need you there, be there for all of them. I’ll do my best to catch up, okay?”

“Jongho, you better not get yourself killed in here.” Hongjoong firmly stated as he held Seonghwa and Yunho’s shoulders.

“Aye-aye, captain!” Jongho saluted at their leader as he chuckles, “I wouldn’t even consider dying in the sewers.”

“See you later.”

Jongho nodded, “See you later, hyungs.”

Hongjoong gave him one final look before dragging both of the males away as they escape from one of the strongest blackened one in the town. Hongjoong wouldn’t even flee if it isn't a powerful one, he would stay with Jongho to assure that he’ll be safe. But Julius is way too powerful even for them with gifted abilities, they've fought with him lots of time and a bunch of survivors died on his hands.